Sikkim’s last Tibetan sheep herder is running out of time: So are his 55 sheep

A vast stretch of the Tibetan Plateau opened up before us, with distant mountain peaks disappearing under a fresh dusting of seasonal snow. We were minutes from Gurudongmar, one of Sikkim’s highest lakes, nearly 17,800 feet above sea level. We were here to meet the last Tibetan sheep herder left in…
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